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Garth Brooks sets release date + shares cover art for ‘Anthology Part II, The Next Five Years’

Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Garth Brooks has been teasing the release of the second part of Anthology for a while now, and he’s finally ready to share some concrete details about the project. Anthology Part II, The Next Five Years is coming out on November 15. Part II picks up where the first Anthology installment left off …

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Elle King talks co-hosting CMA Fest with Dierks Bentley: “Nothing we do feels like work”

ABC/Robby Klein CMA Fest 2022 may be over, but the fun’s just beginning for Elle King and Dierks Bentley, who are co-hosting ABC’s upcoming CMA Fest television special. The show, which will revisit some of the festival’s best and most exciting performances, gets an extra boost from Dierks and Elle’s fun, easygoing onscreen dynamic. Their …

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Nashville notes: Jake Owen, Chase Rice + more

Jake Owen just released the music video for his new song, “1×1”. Chase Rice will return Friday with a new song, “Key West & Colorado.” The track is available for preorder now. Kacey Musgraves’ debut single from 2012, “Merry Go ‘Round,” is officially RIAA double Platinum. To commemorate the occasion, she posted a memory of …

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Dolly Parton reacts to ‘America’s Got Talent’ audition that pays tribute to “Jolene”: “What a fun new take”

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Country trio Chapel Hart had a major moment on Tuesday night’s episode of NBC’s America’s Got Talent when they knocked the judges’ socks off with a performance of their original song, “You Can Have Him Jolene.” Of course, that song is a nod to Dolly Parton’s early 1970s hit “Jolene,” which has gone …

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Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild explains the “rules” that keep the band together

ABC/Image Group LA More than two decades into their career as a band, country foursome Little Big Town is sharing their key to longevity. During a conversation with Trailblazers Radio With Fancy Hagood on Apple Music, the group’s Karen Fairchild explains that for LBT, it all comes down to unanimity. That means that all four of …

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LoCash to reunite with The Beach Boys on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’

Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Stagecoach LoCash is keeping up the summertime vibes with an upcoming appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America, and they’re bringing Mike Love and Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys with them. During their stop on the show, the acts will deliver the national television premiere of “Beach Boys,” LoCash’s new song, which …

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‘Not Just a Girl’: Shania Twain takes the spotlight in a new Netflix documentary, companion album

Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF A new documentary coming to Netflix this month will chronicle the life and career of Shania Twain. From her early days growing up in Canada to her first releases and rise to fame as one of the biggest country stars of the ‘90s, Not Just a Girl: The Highlights will …

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Nashville notes: Brett Eldredge, Tenille Townes’ charity event & more

Brett Eldredge has released the video for his current single, “Songs About You.”  Brett Young and Brantley Gilbert have been tapped as headliners for Cowboy Luau, a two-day festival at Poconos Park in Pennsylvania September 16-17.  Little Big Town will perform on the Today show’s Citi Concert Series on September 16, the same day their new album, Mr. Sun, comes out.  Tenille Townes has raised …

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Parker McCollum teases new song, “Handle on You”

Jason Kempin/Getty Images Parker McCollum has a new song in the works, and he’s giving fans a taste.  On socials, Parker has been teasing that he has a new song coming out. On Monday, he finally gave fans a listen in by sharing a snippet of the chorus of the track, called “Handle on You.” The countrified …

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Little Big Town announce new album, ’Mr. Sun’

UMG Nashville Little Big Town is basking in the “Sun” on their new album.  The Grammy-winning quartet has announced that their 10th studio album, Mr. Sun, will drop on September 16. Like their previous album, Nightfall, the band self-produced Mr. Sun, which features 16 tracks, including lead single “Hell Yeah” and the recently released “All Summer.” Other song titles on the new album …

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